The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/National Exercise Division (NED) will host its inaugural National Lessons Learned Conference (NLLC) in Arlington, VA, September 13–14, 2011, in association with the September 11, 2001, 10-year anniversary. The NLLC features plenary sessions and interactive panel discussions each day. This conference is open to all emergency managers, planners, exercise professionals, training and education professionals, responders, exercise media, exercise modeling and simulation professionals, disaster preparedness professionals, private sector participants, and “Whole Community” partners.
The NLLC will allow participants to review lessons learned from 10 years of national level and linked exercises specific to improving the readiness of the United States to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an event of national significance, and to engage in discussions covering several thematic areas of exercise design, response, recovery, and policy. The NLLC is a great opportunity for participants to apply lessons learned to their agency’s training and exercise program within an interactive forum. FEMA/NED’s intent is to sponsor a forum where exercise planners, participants, policy and procedure planners, and operations staff can share and apply experiences and lessons learned from a broad series of national level and linked exercises, as well as real-world events. The target audience for this conference includes emergency managers, planners, exercise professionals, training and education professionals, responders, exercise media, exercise modeling and simulation professionals, disaster preparedness professionals, private sector participants, and Whole Community partners. Also, on September 15, 2011, FEMA/Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) will host an invitation-only, interactive forum on future collaborative national planning efforts. An invitation-only State and Federal interagency National Planning System workshop hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Office of Response and Recovery (ORR). To request an invitation, please contact NEP@dhs.gov.
When: September 13–14, 2011 from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT
Where: Sheraton National Hotel
900 South Orme Street | Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: 703-521-1900 | Toll-Free: 1-800-325-3535
Register in advance at: www.exerciseLLC.com On-site registration begins at 7:00 a.m. EDT
